West Virginia Code
Chapter 44. Administration of Estates and Trusts
Article 10. Guardians and Wards Generally

§44-10-1. Testamentary Guardians - Every father or mother, may, by last will and testament,...

§44-10-2. Appointment Void for Renunciation or Failure to Qualify - If any person so appointed shall renounce the trust, or...

§44-10-3. Appointment and Termination of Guardian for a Minor - (a) The circuit court and family court have concurrent jurisdiction...

§44-10-4. Right of Minor to Nominate Guardian - (a) If the minor is above the age of fourteen...

§44-10-5. Bond of Guardian - (a) Every guardian, except in the case of a testamentary...

§44-10-6. Curator; Bond; Powers and Duties - Until a guardian gives bond, or while there is no...

§44-10-7. Management of Ward's Estate; Maintenance, Education and Custody; Duration of Guardianship; Settlement - Every guardian who is appointed as aforesaid, and gives bond...

§44-10-8. Disbursements and Expenditures by Guardians From Income and Corpus of Estates of Infant Wards - No disbursements, beyond the annual income of the ward’s estate,...

§44-10-9. Sale of Personal Estate to Pay Excess Beyond Income - When any such disbursements shall be so allowed, the court...

§44-10-10. When Guardian to Pay Interest - If any balance, whether of profits received or estimated, or...

§44-10-11. Compound Interest Recoverable - Any person acting as guardian shall have the right to...

§44-10-12. Time Allowed Guardian for Investment of Funds - Whenever a guardian shall collect any principal or interest belonging...

§44-10-13. Powers of Chancery Courts Over Guardians; When and How Real Estate May Be Sold for Maintenance and Education of Wards - The circuit court, in chancery, may hear and determine all...

§44-10-14. Minor Settlement Proceedings - This section shall be known as the "Minor Settlement Proceedings...

§44-10-16. Settlement of Derivative Claims - (a) Nothing contained in this article may limit the derivative...